ukwa 2 cover - United Kingdom Warehousing Association

More documents

Recommendations

Info

38 Cover Story ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Picking and sorting solutions for the food & beverage sector By Craig Rollason, Head of Sales & Marketing, KNAPP UK Ltd The food and beverage industries are not only important sectors serving huge markets, they are also special in terms of their handling needs. They require rapid distribution, tracking of expiry dates and the capacity to accommodate seasonal peaks. KNAPP has considerable experience in designing highly efficient, automated logistics systems for these demanding markets. Total warehouse management KNAPP’s KiSoft WMS (warehouse management system) has recently been installed by the rapidly expanding Slovenian supermarket group, TUS. At the company’s distribution centre in Celje, the WMS optimises all warehouse processes. Various person-to-goods picking solutions – including pick-by-voice, pick-to-light and RF picking – are employed, in order to maximise efficiency in each warehouse area. For fresh and chilled products, KNAPP’s high-performance OSR shuttle system is integrated into the workflow and guarantees high throughput at its three goods-to-person picking stations. Internal transport is supported by KNAPP’s KiSoft AUTOMOVE, by which standard forklifts are equipped with laser navigation. Each truck can then undertake long driving tasks on its own, but escort the picker automatically to the required pick locations, ensuring maximum staff availability for picking. The material flow from the dispatch ramp to the customer is controlled by KiSoft Track&Trace, including delivery control, load carrier tracing and returns handling. Another company that has recently ordered KNAPP’s KiSoft WMS is HAVI Logistics, a leading global food service distribution provider serving companies including McDonald’s, BP and IKEA. In a pilot project, KiSoft WMS will be installed in two of HAVI’s six distribution centres in Germany, before being rolled out to 44 locations in Europe within three years. Batch-tracking In the beverage sector, KNAPP offers expertise in three key areas: the management of full crates, order picking and the sorting and management of empties. Getränke-Industrie Hamburg (GIH) is one of nine licence holders for the Coca-Cola Company in Germany. When GIH wanted a batch-tracking system that would allow logistics operations to be optimised, KNAPP was appointed to implement software-supported block storage management and voice-controlled, manual order picking. KNAPP implemented its KiSoft WMS and KiSoft VOICE picking solution, together with its G-CONTROL and G-TRACK forklift management systems. The WMS is responsible for strategies such as FIFO (first in, first out), LIFO (last in, first out), product expiry date management and prioritisation. KiSoft WMS also optimises order sequencing and consolidation, supports batch management in line with the relevant EU directive and is linked to Coca-Cola’s ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. Forklift management At the GIH site, data is forwarded to the G-CONTROL forklift management system to optimise the transport routes in the warehouse. Not only does the system know where every lift truck is located at any precise moment, it allocates transport orders to the nearest available truck, ensuring maximum efficiency. G-TRACK records all forklift pallet movements and reports them to KiSoft WMS and G-CONTROL, forwarding the unique pallet ID numbers and their physical and logical positions. Thus, all stock movements – as well as any cases of breakage, theft or damage – are recorded by the system. Voice-directed picking The KiSoft VOICE system allows GIH to perform voice-controlled order picking, used mostly for smaller products such as individual containers. Picking staff are guided, via a headset, from one picking location to the next, with the shortest routes calculated. With no need for paperwork or an RF scanner, both hands are free for picking. Voice systems offer up to 35% increase in picking performance, up to 35% reduction in forklift activity and a return on investment of generally less than 12 months. Sorting of empties The German firm H. Leiter GmbH handles the sorting of empties for InBev Deutschland, a leading export brewery and part of the Interbrew Group. When InBev planned to upgrade its empties sorting process, KNAPP was contracted to install a fully automated bottle recognition and sortation system. Handling 4,200 crates per hour, the destackers/stackers remove individual crates from pallets and stack individual crates onto pallets. To ensure gentle transport of crates, the site’s existing stainless steel conveyor was replaced with KNAPP’s low-impact, accumulating roller conveyor, resulting in a quiet operation and reduced crate wear. KNAPP also installed RECOP intelligent sorting robots to transform unsorted crates into crates containing a single type of bottle, replacing the 'odd' bottles with ones of the correct type. KNAPP UK Ltd Long Crendon, Bucks HP18 9EQ Tel: 01844 202149 www.knapp.com February 2010 www.<strong>ukwa</strong>.org.uk
TRADE SUPPLIERS A AARON & PARTNERS 24 legal helpline for UKWA Members - 01244 405577 www. aaronandpartners.com Email: simonedwards@aaronandpartners.com Tel: 01244 405555 Fax: 01244 350660 Honorary Advisor: Customs and excise law AMBIRAD GROUP www.ambirad.com Email: ksprague@ambirad.co.uk Tel: 01384 489700 Fax: 01384 489707 Products: Energy efficient heating systems APPRISE CONSULTING www.appriseconsulting.co.uk Email:gr@appriseconsulting.co.uk Tel:02476 413149 Services:Logistics Consultancy and Warehouse/Transport Management Training ATMS plc www.atmsplc.com Email: atms.@atmsplc.com Tel: 0121 628 9000 Products: Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Trackand Trace B BCP – Business Computer Projects Ltd 0161 355 3000 Email: accord@bcpsoftware.com Fax: 0161 355 3001 Website: www.bcpsoftware.com Products: Warehouse Management Systems, Retail and Supply Chain Management Solutions BITO STORAGE SYSTEMS LTD www.bito.co.uk Email: info@bito.co.uk Tel: 024 76388850 Products: Storage and Picking Systems Honorary Advisor: Energy and Environmental Matters JONES TAYLOR STEVEN LTD www.jtsgroup.com Email: ianh@jtsgroup.com Tel: 0161 975 7271 Products: Specialist insurance schemmes for warehousing, storage, haulage and freight forwarding JUNGHEINRICH UK LTD www.jungheinrich.co.uk Email: craig.johnson@jungheinrich.co.uk Products: Pallet Trucks, Forklifts and order Stackers for any application K THE KHAN PARTNERSHIP LLP www.thekhanpartnership.com Email: hkhan@thekhanpartnership.com Tel: 020 7612 2530 Fax: 020 7612 2531 Honorary Advisor:Industrial relations and employment law, health and safety, commercial road traffic KNAPP UK LTD www.knapp.com Email: craig.rollason@knapp.com Tel: 01844 202149 Products: Automated picking and logistics solutions L LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON www.lpcinternational.com Email:: cpartridge@lsh.co.uk Tel: 020 7198 2160 Honorary Advisor: Property LPC INTERNATIONAL LTD www.lpcinternational.com Email: rwilliams@lpcinternational.com Tel: 01285 640038 Honorary Advisor: Materials handling LUTTERWORTH ELECTRICAL www.lutterworthelectrical.co.uk Email: Enquiries@lutterworthelectrical.co.uk Tel: 01455 552511 Products: Energy saving lighting N S SCHMITZ CARGOBULL LTD www.cargobull.com Email: sarah.baggott@cargobull.com Tel: 01207 282882 Products: Trailers and Semi Trailers SOLVE www.solvescientific.com Email: nick.wrigley@solescientific.com Tel: 01244 566 260 Honorary Advisor: Hazardous chemicles SOMAR INTERNATIONAL www.powerrbosseluma.co.uk Email: k.wyatt@somar.co.uk Tel: 01872 223000 Honorary Advisor: Environmental matters STORAGE EQUIPMENT SAFETY SERVICE LTD www.sess.co.uk Email: michelle@sess.co.uk Tel: 01670 736444 Products:Warehouse racking safety inspection service SSI SCHAEFER LTD www.ssi-uk.co.uk Email: bob.jane@ssi-uk.co.uk Tel: 01264 386600 Products: Material Handling Systems, Office Furniture and Waste Technology SYSTEM TRAINING LTD www.system-training.com Email:stephanie.norman@systemgroup.com Tel:01228 574011 Services: FLT Training, IAAF Training , Health and Safety training, NVQS and funded training available T TRANSLIFT BENDI www.bendi.co.uk Email: info@bendi.co.uk Tel: 01527 527411 Products: Articulated Forklifts V VISION SOFTWARE (ONTECH SOLUTIONS) www.visionsuite.co.uk Email: info@ontechsolutions.net Tel: 0871 221 2671 Products: The complete stock management and distribution solution for Own, 3rd Party and Bonded Warehouses. W WILLIS LTD www.willis.com Email: grovesm@willis.com Tel: 020 3124 6254 Honorary Advisor: Insurance BROTHER UK LTD www.brother.co.uk Email: mike.kelly@brother-uk.com Tel: 0161 931 2353 Products: Ql Printers and P-Touch Labellers NARROW AISLE www.flexi.co.uk Email: info@flexi.co.uk Tel:0121 557 6242 Products: Articulated Forklifts BURTON AGENCY LTD www.pjburton.co.uk Email: Pauljjburton@aol.com Tel: 07802 222604 J JONATHAN LAWTON Email:jlservices@eircom.net Tel: 0771 5376726 Honorary Advisor: Legal matters R REDPRAIRIE www.redprairie.com Email: info.emea@redprairie.com Tel: 01494 486500 Products: Retail store and supply chain management
Page 1 and 2: Warehouse Official Newsletter of Th
Page 3 and 4: Association News 3 EDITORIAL Foun d
Page 5 and 6: Association News 5 PEOPLE Farewell
Page 7 and 8: We deliver you more... More flexibi
Page 9 and 10: B8 Distribution Warehouse North Lon
Page 11 and 12: Business News 11 EMPLOYMENT Employe
Page 13 and 14: In Association with ASG www.warehou
Page 15 and 16: Property 15 ing. It has planning pe
Page 17 and 18: Property 17 complex planning requir
Page 19 and 20: Property 19 development, but it is
Page 21 and 22: Awards for Warehousing 2010 21 (a t
Page 23 and 24: Legal 23 and employees are unable t
Page 25 and 26: CLEAR VISION THE CLEAR ANSWER TO HA
Page 27 and 28: Racking 27 columns, vehicles and op
Page 29 and 30: Wine and Warehousing - a strong bon
Page 31 and 32: Environment 31 In Association with
Page 33 and 34: Seda Shining a Light for Packaging
Page 35 and 36: Company Profile 35 ADVERTISEMENT FE
Page 40: 2010 The UK’s Biggest Transport a

ukwa 2 cover - United Kingdom Warehousing Association

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?